The devastated people of Newtown sought solace in their churches yesterday as
the families and friends of the victims shared their sorrow and asked why
this picturesque town had suffered so much.

Small memorials have appeared outside churches here and religious leaders said
they were trying to help people to come to terms with the “senseless”
violence.

For the pastor of the Connections Church, on Main Street, the shooting was
particularly poignant as he had previously lived in a suburb next to
Littleton in Colorado, where 13 people were killed at Columbine High School
in 1999. Rocky Veach said: “We